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ESTABLISHED 1871.
~VOL. XXVIII.
NO. 45.
Aged Red River Planter Assaulted
By Colored Tenants and
Badly Used Up.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHRONICLED
An Kged 0«n»M Woman Murdered and
Her Hoeband Seriously Wounded—De
serted Wife Makes Aa t'neurreseful
Attempt at Suicide—Otber Occurreucer
of General Interest.
August Weather la the Past.
• The following1 data, covering a period
of 20 years, shows the condition of the
weather in Arkansas for the month of
August:
Temperature—Mean or normal temperature
Tii degrees: the warmest month was that of
1881, with an average of 86 degrees: the coldest
mouth was that of 1879, with an average of 76
degrees, the highest temperature was 106 de
grees on August I, 1896; the lowest 52 degrees,
os August 24. 1891.
Precipitation —Average for the month 3.92
Inches: average number of days with .01 of an
Inch or more. 9; the greatest monthly precipi
tation was 11.13 inches in 1888: the least monthly
precipitation was 1.18 inches In 1887: the
greatest amount of precipitation recorded in
any 24 consecutive hours was 4.06 inches, on
August 23 and 24, 1879.
Clouds and Weather—Average number of
clear days. 14: partly cloudy days, 12; cloudy
days, 6 '
A(«l Farmer Aiaaalted.
A special from Texarkana gives an
account of an assault on Major William
Snodgrass, a prominent planter, by
negro tenents at his plantation on Red
Kiver. By prearrangement, Mr. Snod
grass was enticed to the cabin of Cal
vin Johnson, where Johnson raised a
row and attacked the old man. At this
juncture about a dozen darkie6 rushed
from the Johnson cabin and joined in
the attack on Snodgrass. Although
badly used up, Snodgrass managed to
reach his buggy, where he obtained his
Winchester with which he stood his
assailants off. Major Snodgrass is over
90 years old.
She Grew Despondent.
Mrs. Alice Davis, about 20 years of
age. made an unsuccessful attempt to
drown herself in the Arkansas river at
Little Rock. The woman was taken in
charge by the Provident Relief Associa
tion, and to a lady member thereof told !
why she attempted suicide. In ISOS '
she was married in St. Louis. A few
months ago she was deserted, and after
a fruitless search for her recreant pro
tector, being in a strange city without
money or friends, she grew despondent
and concluded to end her troubles by
taking her own life.
Fiendish Murder.
A fiendish murder was committer1
near the German Park, in North Little
Rock, on the night of July 27th, the
victim being the aged wife of John
Pritzke. The weapon used by the mur
derer was an axe, and his victim's skull
was crushed in. Old man Pritzke was
also fatally injured by the assassin.
Officers are of opinion that the mur
derer entered the Pritzke home for the
purpose of robbery, and when the
couple awoke they were assaulted by
the tiend.
Jail Delivery.
Two government prisoners confined
In I'ula.ski county jail made their escape
by removing brick from the wall of
their cell, in the second story of the jail,
and making- a rope of their blankets
to let themselves down to the ground.
Their names are J. L Burrus, white,
and Sam Radeliff. Burrus is charged,
with robbing a postofflce in Hot Spring
county. and Radeliff with a like offense
'n Jefferson county.
Hatch of rnrdoni.
Gov. Jones has granted the following
pardons: J. E. Pope, White county
carrying pistol, $50 and costs; Albert
Harris, Pulaski county, convicted in
18P7 of grand larceny and sentenced to
si* years, has consumption; Lewis Jack
6°n, sent up from Garland county in
lSWti for five years, has consumption;
Archie Perry, Prairie county, carrying
6 pistol, $50 and costs.
s»«l Ending of a Good Woman.
Mrs. liettie Holloway committed sui
cide at htr home in Augusta by taking
strychnine. She was an estimable
woman and the wife of a prominent
citizen Brooding over the death of
her two children is thought to have un
balanced her mind.
Want the Onachlla Opcnsd.
A committe representing Camden and
the people on the upper Ouachita river
will go before the next congress and
ask a sufficient appropriation to place
dams and locks in the Ouachita, and
make it navigable as high as Camden.
■lot Machines.
Kjckel-in-the-slot machines have been
banished from Little Rock. They are
*T'dently “a good thing” for the own
-cs, who contributed $100 a month to
the city in the way of fines for each
machine operated.
Kalnfall and Temperature.
The mean temperature and total rain
a‘‘ for the week ending July Slat, at
reporting stations, are given in the
following table:
Stations.
Brinkley.
Mean Total
Temperature. Rainfall
Forrest City . M
Fort Smith
Helena
S3
83
Little Rock. g..
Malvern. w
Newport.
it
Pine Bluff. M
Prescott. gf,
.04
.OS
.00
.»
.23
T
.00
.1)4
.00
•M
.02
.00
Russellville. go
Teisrkana ... M
Warren.
The weekly crop bulletin reporta
crops doing well in most sections, but
beginning to need rain. Early corn is
an assured crop, and the late planted is
doing well. Cotton is about all laid
by, but in some counties worms have
appeared and are doing considerable
damage.
Working on Naw State House.
The work of excavating for the foun
dation of the new state house has begun.
The penitentiary board has been noti
fied that the state house commission
desires that ;">0 convicts be turned over
to them each month until the entire 200
contemplated by the new state house
bill are employed on the work.
Statement From Striker*.
A delegation of striking coal miners
made the following statement to a re
porter for a Fort Smith daily: “You
can state that the miners are not going
to work until the union is recognized
by the coal companies, if that is a month
from now, a year or two years.
Wanted to Suicide.
A traveling man wrote his landlady
a note, saying he was going to suicide
by jumping off the free bridge across
the Arkansas river at Little Rock. The
police were notified and took him in
charge just as he was in the act of
carrying out his threat.
Mew Corporations. (
The Ashley Lumber Company, of
Hamburg, capital stock *10,000; the
Paragould Compress Company, capital
stock *10,000, and the Bank of Danville,
capital stock *2.'>.000, filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of
state last week.
Head at HI* Post/
A. C. Reeves, aged 50 years, keeper of
the Cotton Belt tank on the Saline
river near Kingsland, was found dead
from a pistol-shot wound, and his re
volver. with one empty chamber lay b>
his side.
BRIEF MENTION.
Arkansas is to have 20 clerks in tha
census bureau at Washington.
The Bank of Rector, capital stock
120,000. has been incorporated.
Three car-loads of white miners from
Virginia arrived at Fort Smith the
other day.
The residences of Ed Stuart and Wm.
Laing at Texarkana were destroyed by
fire July 2iith.
T. I). Kinroan, of Jackson county,
thrashed 1,500 bushels of oat* from 25
acres of land.
Julian Davis, of Little Rock, has been
appointed a second lieutenant in the
volunteer anny.
City firemen of Fort Smith demand
an increase of salary from M0 to $50
per month,
Prof. Arthur Scales, a prominent ed
ucator, was drowned in the Ouachita
river at Camden.
Ex-Gov. Henry M. Rector, who haa
been ill the past three months, is
slowly regaining his health.
John Klein, a line repairer, was
stabbed to death at Dermott by Wort
Battorff, a telegraph operator.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. T. J. Churchill cele
brated their golden wedding at their
home in Little Rock July 81st.
Henry Gallaway and Jim Johnson,
hotel employes, fought at Texarkana
and Johnson was cut to pieces.
John Edwards, of near Fort Smith
shot and seriously wounded a boy
whom be caught stealing his melons.
J. L. Brower, special agent of the
United States land office, has been as
signed to Arkansas to assist Agent
Schlierholz.
The cases against Henry and Troy
Pace for the killing of M. L. Aderholt
at Harrison last January, were dis
missed last week.
The state debt board has notified all
holders of state scrip to present the
same to the state treasurer for redemp
tion within 60 days.
Silas Jones, a Cleveland county
farmer, was bitten by a vicious dog,
his leg being so badly lacerated that
amputation was necessary.
The American Lead and Zinc Mining
Company, capital stock $200,000, has
been incorporated. The place of busi
ness is Harrison. Boone county.
Arkansas melons are bringing good
prices in the eastern markets. A car
load of cantaloupes were shipped from
Clarksville to Boston last week.
MID-SUMMER EXCURS’ J.
_ r
Round Trip Ticket. Prom Point* In Ar
kmnnu to <inlT*«ton for Six
and Scran liolltn.
The Iron Mountain Railway haa ar
ranged with the Texas Pacific and
International & Great Northern for
a grand excursion from points in Arkan
sas to Galveston, Texas, August 10th,
returning August 15th. Everything
has been arranged for the comfort of
those tvho desire to take advantage of
this opportunity to view the sights and
enjoy the pleasures of Texas' great
summer resort, and a more pleasant
trip could not be made for so small an
expense. The fare for the round trip
from points between Fort Smith, Little
Rock and Texarkana is only fO. from
Hot Springs $7. Passengers from Little
Rock will have the choice of leaving
there at 7.40 a.m. or 8 p.m., August
10th. The train will leave Fort Smith
at 12.40 a.m on tjhe same day.
Could Snntit No Kem.dy
The New York Times wired Gov.
.Jones for his views on 1 vnchings in the
south and received the following reply:
In my judgment, the so-called delays In the
administration of criminal law, so far as
Arkansas is concerned, have not been the
cause of the lynching of any persons accused
of crime. The lynchings In this state have
generally been in esses of rape, and especially
when the assault has been made by a negro
upon a white woman.
This crime is so heinous and revolting that
all the laws of the world, no matter how severe
the punishment or how speedy its infliction,
can not. in my judgment, prevent lynching
when the accused falls into the hands of the
enraged mob. 1 can suggest no remedy, be
cause there is none except the cessation of the
crime Itself. Of course, this Is to be deplored,
because it is always best that the law should
take its regular course, but as long as human
nature remains as it is the conditions In this
respect will not be improved
Looks Like Suicide.
J. M. Reaves, who gave his home aa
Birmingham, Ala., died in Hot Springs
the other day. In Reaves' throat had
been placed a tube to facilitate his
breathing, and this tube he took out
and as a result died, the tube being
vitally essential to the aid of his respir
atory organs.
Good Remit* From Poultry.
A citizen of Little Rock reports that
from sixteen hens he received, the past
eight months. 1,514 eggs, of which he
sold 616, 111.15; used 517, |7; set 340,
chicks hatched 255; chickens sold 106,
117.40; used, 10, #2, and still hason hand
61. The cost of feed was only S10.35.
Up to Congress.
Secretary Hathcock has declined to
permit the erection of a Federal build
ing on the Hot Springs reservation un
less congress so specifically authorizes,
holding that a more suitable site can
be obtained by purchase.
Will Be Retained.
Says a Washington dispatch: “The
interior department apparently intends
to retain Col. Little as superintendent
of the Hot Springs reservation until
the improvements authorized and un
der way are completed.”
A company has been organized at
Hot Springs for the purpose of boring
for oil near that city.
S. J. Fisher, a young artist of Hot
Springs, suddenly became violently in
sane and had to be placed in confine
ment.
Surrendered.
James Elliott, an old man, surren
dered to tlie authorities at Fort Smith.
He is under indictment for the killing,'
of a mail carrier named William Rogers
March l«th iast. whom Elliott accused
of intimacy with his wife.
For Violating a New Law,
The grand jury of Sebastian county
returned 14 indictments against the
Western Coal and Mining Company and
the Central Coal and Coke Company for
violation of the screen law passed by
the last legislature.
Cooperage Factor; Burned.
The plant of the Little Rock Cooper
age Company, located in North Little
Rock, was totally destroyed by fire on
the morning of August 2d. The plant
was valued at #10,000, covered by in
surance.
Work of An Aneauln.
As he was descending the steps of
the Methodist church at Sheridan, in
company with his wife, Van H. Will
iams, a prominent young attorney, was
shot full of buckshot by a bidden as
Bass in.
HIT BY CUPID’S DARTS.
When a girl has a man’s heart she
knows it’s in the right place.—Evans
ville Courier.
In love affairs when inclination and
duty go hand in hand, one is apt to
grow suspicious.—Philadelphia Times.
When a man is in love he either
works himself to death or doesn’t at
tend to business at all.—Harvard Her
ald.
The more a man loves a woman the
less he likes her failings; the more a
woman loves a man the more she loves
bis faults.—X. Y. Press.
Hon. Elihu Root Takes the Oath of
Office us Secretary of
War.
DISTINGUISHED PARTY OF WJTNESSES.
Congratulation* Tendered the Slew
*eeretary and 1'nmtrlli to the
Old—Gen. Nelaon A. Ml Ira and Ilia
Foil Staff Among Those Present
at the Ceremony.
Washington, Aug. 2.—Mr. Kliliu
lloot, took the oil til of oftice an secre
tary of war at 10:45 a. in. The cere
mony occurred in the large office of
the secretary of war in the presence
of Secretaries (luge and Hitchcock,
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, a
la gy number of army ofticers, in uni
form. ami other employes and officials.
The oath was administered by Judge
(Vie. of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
ELIHU ROOT.
Arrived at the Departmeat.
Secretary Alger arrived at the wat
department at 10:40. acompunied l>y
Mr. Hoot, for whom lie had railed in
h>s carriage. They went immediately
to the secretary's private office, u here
were Secretaries Gage and Hitchcock,
and were soon joined by Adjt.-Gen.
Corbin and Mnj. Hopkins, the latter
being the military secretary of Secre
tary Alger. A moment later Assistant
Secretary Meiklejolin and Judge Cole
entered the room where tl - judge \\:>s
formally presented to the new secre
tary. The commission, bearing date
of August l.was in possession of Adjt.
Ucn Corbin.
By this time all of tIre army officers
on duty in the department had gath
er* d in tile main office, and Mr. Hoot
and Secretary Alger and ether mem
bers of tiie party entered the room.
The Oath Adnilnlatereil.
It was 10:43 when Mr. Hoot stood up
and took the oatli of office. Judge
Cole then addressed him as "Mr. Secre
tary,” and shook hands and congratu
lated him. Gen. Alger then advanced
ami shook Ids hand most cordially ami
said, witli evident feeling:
“With all my heart I congratulate
you uud the administration. You will
find around you here men who will
lteip in the arduous duties of your
position. May Cod bless you and give
you strength.”
Secretary Cage then stepped for
ward and congratulated Secretary
Root He was followed by Secretary
Hitchcock Assistant Secretary Meikle
joltn, Ceii. Corbin and Chief Clerk
Schofield.
“Here la Yonr ('omnilaalun.”
Gei'. Alger picked up the coimni.e
sion. signed by the president and at
tested by the secretary of state, ap
pointing Mr. Hoot secretary of war.
"Here is your commission,’ he said
with a smile, handing it to Mr. Root,
“in which you lose your identity and
become Mr. Secretary, i go back to
btcome a sovereign citi/.ui of Cut
United States and become Mr. Alger.”
“I sincerely wish it were the other
way said Mr. Hoot, as he accepted the
parchment.
OMrrra Presented.
Then the officers were presented to
Secretary Root bv Mr. Victor L. M »
son, (he confidential secretary of the
secretury of war. As soon as they
v ere introduced they passed on and
shook hands with (ion. Alger. Nearly
all stopped to express their regrets
itfou his retirement anil wished him
success in the future. They also
thanked him for his consideration
and many acts of kindness ami uni
form courtesy during- the time they
hud i>een associated with him.
Uen. Miles und Staff Present.
Gen. Miles appeared with his full
stuff in the full dress uniform of a
n.e.jor general of the army, lie stopped
to talk to Secretary Root for some
tiae longer thau any of the others.
Following the presentation of the
officers, the civilian officials and clerks
of the department came in and shook
hand:, with Secretary Root and said
fan-well to Gen. Alger.
Secretary Gage, before leaving ths
room went up to Gen. Alger, shook
him cordially by the band, bidding
him good-by. Gen. Alger left at 12:45
o’clock to-dnv for hia home in Detroit.
bravery no bar to dishonor
A|»ani«lt limprala «n Trlnl for t licit
Clxc* fur IfrfUMlnu fit sncri
ttee Their 4 tun mitea.
Miidrlcl, Aug. if,- I lir **mniil H.*,sion
of the court-martial «t tienciuls Toral
mid 1‘arrju, who tire charged with Mir
rendering Santiago ile Culm to the
Americans without having exhausted
all means of defense, took place yes
terday.
l arked Food and Medicine.
Cen. I’nrejn, in his defense, said *he
garrison of the city of Santtug i do
( uha lacked food, many of the sol
diers having died of lumber. I’rc*
vionslj, however, he uildeil, the troops
fought bravely, and many olhcers and
men were killed. In addition, the
hospitals lacked medicine.
The general read several telegrams
exchanged between the authorities at
Washington and Muj.-Cen. Shatter, the
latter showing himself confident of
forcing the surrender of Santiago do
Cuba.
II In Me ii Approved «'■ oil ulnt Ion.
(ien. Tor<il made a similar defense.
Hi“ said Santiago de Cuba was defense
less, and that ii was impossible to hold
■out longer. He read a telegram m ni
him by (ien. Illuueo, who, after eon
suiting with the authorities at Ma
drid, approved of the capitulation.
Hi-nlitaarr Meant Death.
Another Spanish officer testified that
when he entered Santiago he found
three quarters of the troops sick.
(ien. Rubl gave testimony to the ef
fect that further resistence would
have been equivalent to the doulh of
the remainder of the troops.
Mlfffct Have Been Avoided.
. Col. Ordonne/. testified that he was
blockaded, and therefore did not take
part in the conference where it was
decided to surrender. Hut lie suid lie
believed all means of resistance had
betAt exhausted, though perhaps the
capitulation might have lieen avoided
by an attempt to break through the
enemy’s lines, causing much blood
shed. However, the spirit of the
troops was weakened when they lost
all hope of outside help.
Nhoald Have Kelnforerd Mnntlnico.
I,ieut.-<ien. I’undo. who was in charge
of the military operations in Cuba,
testified as to his regret that the rre
pmmendations made by him before
leaving Santiago had not lieen acted
Upon, as Santiago then had sufficient
ammunition, except Tor the artillery.
Jle disapproved the decisions of tie*
generals at Havana who, he asserted,
to succeed should have reinforced San
tiago.
Hlatnnt Hlnarii Safe In Havana.
(»en. iilanco. who succeeded (ien.
Weyler as governor general of Cuba,
narrated events which transpired uc
the beginning of the war. He said he
had never advised the capitulation of
Santiago, but favored a strong resist
ance. The government, he declared,
has accepted the terms of the Cnited
States without discussion, and when
lie telegraphed to (ien. Torul it was
too late. Santiago, lie .added, had far
from an insufficient garrison.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Am Inrmur Shown In thr Debt for
the Month of July of Uvrr
Klve Million Uollurn.
Washington. Aug-. 2. Tin* monthly
Statement of the public debj. issued
• t the treasury yesterday, shows that
lit the done of business July III, isti'j,
the debt, less cash in the treasury,
• mounted to $1,161,3*7,07] au in
crease for the month of $3,267,436.
This increase is accounted for by' :»
corresponding decrease in the amount
Of cash on ham!. The debt is iveujut
lilated as follows:
Interest-bearing debt. $l,046.i»4*.77U;
debt on which interest lias ceased »inee
unituriny. $1,213,740; debt tic.iriug no
Interest. $::*!». 167,32*. Total. $1,430,
Cil.Shs.
This amount, however, does not in
clude $334.414,30.3 in certificates and
(rensurv notes outstanding, whieli are
Offset by an eipial amount of easit in
the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified
fs follows: Cold $277,848,322, silver
$307,370,673, paper $43,344,607.
Hoads, deposits in national lwink de
positories. disbursing officers' bal
ances. etc., $78,040,117.
Making a total of $000,U12,$10,
•gainst which there are demand :iu
bilities outstaniliag amounting to
$634,168,1*4.3, leaving a net cash bal
ance on hand of $274,844,167.
THE INTERNATIONAL PHASE.
I'he Louisiana Lyaehinu* uf Knlinna
May \ct Prove to be a Serious
Affair.
Washington, Aug. 2.—The, interna
tional phase of the Italian lynching* in
Is uisiana lias assumed a 'rather more
at lions aspect as a result of several
official report* received here. These
show that the Italian officials on the
•ccne believe that four out of the five
ir- n lynched were Italian citizens
While the reports are not final, the
Italian authorities have no doubt the/
will be borne out by the inquiries now
hi progress.
A ROUSING WELCOME HOME.
Tlir Xrhraska Hnlmnil anil the
l«ah Artillery (let « urillal Wr|.
dime at Kan Kranelseo.
San Francisco. Aug. 1.—The disem
barking of the First Nelirasku infin
try nml the 1’tnh light artillery from
the transport Hancock gave San Fran
ciscans u second op|K>rtunity to wel
come returning soldiers from the
Philippines. Fairly in the rlny the
streets in the lower part of the city
and on the line of march to the Preei
dio where the boy* will go into -amp,
becume crowded with people nnxioua
to witness the passing of the troops,
aud long before the order to march
was gi\en, every available jniint from
which u good view of the parade could
be had was occupied by enthusinstio
people.
Flags and hunting streamed from
nearly every building and many of lha
people along the line of inarch carried
American tlaga which they waved con
stantly us the veterans inarched to
ward the Fresiilio. Whistles were con
stantly blown from the time the men
started on their inarch till they
IMissed from the business section of the
city into the fusliionable residence
quarter along Van Ness avenue and
out to the Presidio. Added to the
noise of the whistles was that of clang
ing hells, the firing of cannon and the
explosion of fireworks. Market street
hud been cleared of all trnfHc and It
was nearly ten o'clock before the head
of the proeession turned into that
thoroughfure. (len. Shatter had pro
vided an escort of artillery, and this
body of soldiers, with u hand, headed
the procession.
As the return'lltul officers of the Ne
braskans turned into Murket street a
mighty cheer was given. The band
came next playing lively airs and then
followed the men. attired in their cam
paign uniforms. The soldiers looked
very well as they marched along, and
their soldierly appearance brought
forth much favorable comment. The
men were cheered to the echo as they
proceeded along the line of march, but
the sight of the battle flag of the Ne
braskans seemed to urouse all the en
thusiasm the spectators could muster.
The hospital corps brought up the
rear of the Nebraska regiment und
seated in the wagons were several
wounded men.
Then catne the Utah light artillery,
headed by Mnj. (irant. The band fol
lowed and then came the diminutive
mascot of the Utah boys, a little chap
of perhaps 13 years, attired in a uni
form of the regiment and currying a
silver flagon. The Utah artillery fol
lowed and the welcome they received
was fully as demonstrative as that
given the Nebraska boys who hud pre
ceded them
THE CASE OF MRS. MAYBRICK.
Mr. Michael Davltt laalsts I [tun
Proddlair the Hellish Goverumeul
in the Matter.
London, Aug. 1.—In the house of
commons Mr. Michael Davltt, national
ist, asked what action the government
of the l’nited States hud taken in be
half of Mrs. Maybrick, the American
woman now undergoing sentence cf
imprisonment for life ufter having
becu convicted of poisoning her hus
band; whether petitions had been re
cefved from public lsvdies und persona
in America, nud if the secretary of
stute for home affairs. Sir Mathew
White liidlev, would present papers to
the house with the government’s re
plies? Tile home secretary answered
the questions, saying representatiDns
hud been made in favor of Mrs. May
brick by the American government
through the United States ambassador
here, Mr. Joseph II. Choate, and that
numerous representations had been
made by private individuals, liut, lie
added, it would be contrary to prac
tice to present papers dealing with the
exercise of tin1 royal prerogative.
PRIZE MONEY SUITS FILED.
Keai-Admiral S,iih|i<hih rile* Sail*
In Behalf of IIi■■■<■<• If, Ula OlHcrri
• ml Kuliatcil Men.
Washington, Aug. 1. Hear Admiral
Win. T. Sampson bus filed in the su
preme court of the District of Colum
bia a suit in his own behalf ami also
in behalf of the officers and enlist.*d
men of the ships of the North Atlantic
station who took part in the naval en
gagement off Santiago, and the subse
quent captures, for prize money, The
suit is similar to that recently entered
by Admiral Dewey in the same court.
MORE TROOPS COMING HOME.
North Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho
■Men on Board the Urnut Kn Koate
for Home.
Washington, Aug. 1. -More volun
teers are en route to San Francisco
from Manila according to this dis
patch from (ien. Otis:
"Munila. July 30.—Adjutent. General
Washington: North Dakota, Wyo
ming and lduhos on transport Grant
ready to depart. Desire to delay unlit
tc-morrow to receive monthly pay, per*
mitted.
OTIS.”